Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

L.N. 368 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons)

- and Bachelor of Communications - B. Comms -under the auspices of the

Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75

(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has

promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Media and

Knowledge Sciences in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1)(c) of

the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

as required by article 81 (2) of the said Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) – B.Comms (Hons)

- and Bachelor of Communications – B.Comms – and shall be read and construed as

one with the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Communications

(Honours) – B.Comms (Hons) - and Bachelor of Communications – B.Comms –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, published as

Legal Notice 280 of 2012, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 28th June, 2013 onwards.

Amendment of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraph (3) shall be added after paragraph (2) of bye-

law 8 of the principal bye-laws

“(3) Students who have completed successfully both years of Part One, but

have not achieved the required 65% threshold to be considered eligible to proceed

to the Bachelor of Communications (Honours) course as required by paragraph (2)

of bye-law 8 may opt, with the permission of the Board, to repeat the programme

for the Communications area of study for a specific year, during an additional year

of studies. Following successful completion of the studies in accordance with the

requirements of paragraph (2) of bye-law 8 , students shall be eligible for progression

to the Honours programme. This provision may be availed of once only during the

Course.”

Paragraph (3) shall be re-numbered as paragraph (4) of bye-law 8 of the

principal bye-laws.

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